Textile ArtsFrench18th century
Panel in the form of a Table Runner
1705-1715
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Bizarre silk panel of dress fabric with pattern of bizarre forms, flowers, including "borage", and fruit in polychrome silk on crimson damask ground. Period selvedges (22 inch width selvedge to selvedge). Silk and gilt metallic yarns, filé and frisé, in compound weave (lampas "damassé" and some brodading). Modern red silk plain weave backing and trim.
Dimensions
270.83 x 59.69 cm (106 5/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930.
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